Setting The Level - Tascam Porta02 MiniStudio Owner's Manual

3 Making your first recording
3.3

Setting the level

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3) Play the tape for about 10 seconds and then stop the tape.
4) Press the counter reset button.
The aim of this section is to teach you to set the input level so that
the average signals coming from the microphone will light the
meter indicator, and the loudest will light the
1) Make sure all
OUTPUT LEVEL
the headphones and set the
If you do not do turn down the speaker volume, you will probably get
feedback ("howlround") when you start using the microphone.
2) Set both controls to the
TRIM
Although you will probably end up with this control at the
tion, or close to it, for now, set it to
3) Take the
INPUT 2
fader up to between the
This is called the "nominal" position, and is the position where the
electronics controlled by the fader will not have to amplify the signal
too much (causing noise) or have too much signal going into them
(causing distortion).
4) Switch the microphone on if necessary. Speak into the
microphone at the volume you will be recording.
It is important than when you perform these level checks that you
speak, sing or play at the level at which you will actually be recording.
Most people, when they first start recording, tend to be a little louder
than when they are simply checking the levels.
5) While talking into the microphone, turn the
control clockwise until the left
time, and the
+6
If the 0 indicator hardly lights at all, you may be too far from the
microphone, or you are speaking too softly. If the microphone uses
batteries, you may need to replace them.
You can also bring the fader up from the
level, but you should do this only after the
turned fully clockwise.
6) Adjust the
PHONES LEVEL
what you hear in the headphones.
controls are set to
PHONES LEVEL
position.
LINE
LINE .
fader to the mark. Bring the
0
and marks.
7 8
indicator is lit most of the
0
indicator is lit on the loudest parts.
7-8
until you are comfortable with
indicator.
+6
. Put on
0
to the position.
0
MIC posi-
INPUT 1
INPUT 1 TRIM
position to increase the
TRIM control has been
0